PRIME Medical supply chain in chaos as delivery time up 43pc Primary health facilities waited an average of 24 days to receive essential medicines and supplies in the year ended June 2025.
PRIME Danish fund invests Sh1.3bn in local medical equipment company The Danish fund said the completion of Crown Healthcare’s new factory will help the company produce medicines locally and on a large scale, according to the fund.
PRIME Orthopedics industry booms on medical and lifestyle shifts The demand for orthopedic products is stretching far beyond hospitals into homes, offices and even luxury showrooms.
PRIME Counties make strides in disability healthcare access, but... An assessment report found that 82.9 percent (34 counties) have taken specific steps to improve healthcare access for persons with disabilities.
PRIME KNH cancer patients' wait time doubles on machine failures Data shows radiotherapy wait times at KNH jumped to an average of 37 days from 18 days in the previous financial year.
PRIME 63pc of patients pay cash for essential care amid drug shortage For families already navigating economic pressures, the sudden shift from free or subsidized medicines to full retail prices has created impossible choices between medication, food, and school fees.
PRIME Vaccine manufacture plan in new phase on World Bank nod The World Bank's assessment confirms that the facility now complies with biosafety and environmental standards and aligns with the World Health Organisation’s Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)...
PRIME Kenya malaria cases surge as global funding crisis deepens The dramatic surge occurred despite numerous malaria interventions put in place during 2024 to contain transmission.
PRIME Government to directly manage US funding of Kenya’s healthcare Under the new arrangement, the Kenyan government will manage the funds and oversee programme implementation directly, while the US continues as the primary donor.
PRIME Private hospitals lose case in SHA suspension row The facilities had accused SHA of suspending their contracts unlawfully between July and August 2025 without granting them a hearing, violating constitutional guarantees of fair administrative...
PRIME Mediheal loses bid to stop auction over Sh701m loan Mediheal Hospital has lost its bid to stop Bank of India from auctioning its properties, including 17 parcels of lands in Eldoret, Iten and Kisii.
PRIME Kenya, Egypt partner to boost medical services for military officers Egypt already runs one of Africa’s most advanced military medical systems, and has decades of experience in battlefield surgery and medical logistics.
PRIME More married women turn to reversible contraceptives Kenya’s modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR) among married women has nearly doubled in two decades, rising from 31.5 percent in 2003 to 56.9 percent in 2022.
PRIME Concern as low-level hospitals offer services beyond their capacity Under the Kenya Essential Package for Health classification system, healthcare facilities are categorised from Level 1 (community services) to Level 6 (national referral hospitals), with each...
PRIME Kenya’s nursing staff shortages persist despite jobless carers Data from the Economic Survey indicate that the number of graduate nurses has increased, from 4,808 in 2020 to 9,189 in 2024, a 91 percent rise over four years.
PRIME Defunct NHIF staff threaten court action over SHA jobs The union accuses the SHA board of conducting a fresh hiring exercise that excluded experienced NHIF staff who had run Kenya’s health insurance for years.
PRIME How data gaps leave 39pc of health targets untracked While Kenya has made significant progress in expanding health coverage and introducing UHC and SHIF, the report indicates that its ability to measure progress remains limited.
PRIME Nairobi Hospital restores full insurance coverage of services Nairobi Hospital and major insurers have reached a deal to restore full coverage, ending a costly standoff and easing patients’ burden.
PRIME Shaky digital platform remains bane of SHA While hospitals agree that fraud needs to be tackled, many claim that the current system undermines legitimate operations.
PRIME Hospital eyes Kenya’s maiden donor-cell bone-marrow transplants Nairobi West Hospital currently has a bone marrow transplant facility, but it is limited to autologous transplants.
PRIME Only four in 10 Kenyans aware of hypertension status The alarming statistics highlight the urgent need for increased awareness and proactive measures to address this growing public health concern.
PRIME Sh29.1bn funding gap hits Kenya hospitals’ power plan The greatest burden lies with Tier 3 facilities, including sub-county and county hospitals, which require Sh25.6 billion ($198 million).
PRIME Survey shows Kenya still struggling to curb teenage pregnancy Socio-cultural pressures such as child marriage, gender inequality and economic hardship, especially in rural and low-income areas, continue to expose girls to early marriage or transactional...
PRIME Patients in Kenya to get HIV protection injection for Sh5,000 Lenacapavir is a long-acting HIV medication known as a capsid inhibitor. It works by blocking the virus's protective shell, thereby preventing it from multiplying.
PRIME How low survival rates expose gaps in childhood cancer war Globally, approximately 400,000 children aged 0 to 19 are affected by childhood cancer each year, with an estimated 70,000 to 80,000 cases occurring in Africa annually.
